# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第八十三条 (Article 83)

- Law: 民事訴訟法 (Code of Civil Procedure), 平成八年法律第百九号
- English title "Code of Civil Procedure": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第八十三条 (Article 83)（救助の効力等） — address `art-83`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-83
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-83
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### 第八十三条（救助の効力等） — (Effects of Aid)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-83 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-83 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-83</sup>

    **第一項**  訴訟上の救助の決定は、その定めるところに従い、訴訟及び強制執行について、次に掲げる効力を有する。
    <sup>art-83/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-83/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-83/par-1</sup>
    A ruling granting legal aid has the following effects with regard to litigation and enforcement, in line with what is provided for in the ruling:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  裁判費用並びに執行官の手数料及びその職務の執行に要する費用の支払の猶予
      <sup>art-83/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-83/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-83/par-1/item-1</sup>
      a grace period for the payment of court costs, as well as for fees for a court enforcement officer and expenses necessary for the performance of the duties of the same;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  裁判所において付添いを命じた弁護士の報酬及び費用の支払の猶予
      <sup>art-83/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-83/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-83/par-1/item-2</sup>
      a grace period for the payment of compensation and expenses for an attorney at law that is ordered by the court to help the person that has been granted legal aid;
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **三**  訴訟費用の担保の免除
      <sup>art-83/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-83/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-83/par-1/item-3</sup>
      exemption from providing security for court costs.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  訴訟上の救助の決定は、これを受けた者のためにのみその効力を有する。
    <sup>art-83/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-83/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-83/par-2</sup>
    A ruling granting legal aid is only valid for assisting the person in whose favor the ruling is issued.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  裁判所は、訴訟の承継人に対し、決定で、猶予した費用の支払を命ずる。
    <sup>art-83/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-83/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-83/par-3</sup>
    The court issues a ruling ordering any successor to litigation to pay expenses and costs for which a grace period for payment has been given.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/408AC0000000109/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Civil Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4797/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 209 — 民事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17